Ice-cream-carton holder and filler.



H. E. PICKARD.

ICE CREAM CARTON HOLDER AND FILLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, I914 Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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APPLICATEGN FELED NOV.10,!9M. 1,159,990. Patente NOV. 9, 19:5.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 19 15.

Application filed November 10, 1914. Serial No. 871.368.

To all whom it may concern:

. section thereof.

Be it known that I, IIARRY E. PICKARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tonawanda, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream-Carton Hold: ers @and Fillers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding ice cream cartons or boxes while the same are being filled or loaded.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device whereby the box or carton may be held rigidly againstdistention while it is being filled. thus enabling itto be easily and-conveniently handled and filled to its proper capacity without overfilling and loss to'the dealer.

A further object of the invention is to pro-v vide a box holding device which admits of the ready application and removal of the boxes.- I I The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which 2- Figure lis a perspective view showing the holder fully opened to receive a box or car- .ton. Fig. 2 is a similar view takenat right angles to that shown in Fig. l and with the holder in the same condition. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation illustrating the mode of applying and removingacarton. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the filled holder. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse plane of section of Fig. 4. Fig.7 is a detail of therim member. Fig. 8 is a sectional View showing a modification.

-Referring to the drawings, 1 designates theholder or receptacle, of pyramidal form, and of a size to snugly receive an ice cream box or .carton of the usual shape and of any prescribed dimensions. This receptacle com prises a pair of stationary side walls 3, a bottom'or back wall '4, to which said walls 3 are fixed at their inner or rear ends, a pair of movable end side walls 5 and a rim frame 6, all of which parts are preferably con- Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section taken on a plane at right angles to the A box 2 which is to be filled or packed with ice cream is first prepared by turning lts cover flaps down parallel with its side and end walls, after which it is inserted into the receptacle 1 through one of the open sides or ends thereof, as illustrated clearly in Fig. 3, after which said receptacle is closed so as to hold the box or carton in position by adjusting the movable end walls 5 and rim frame 6 to closed positions.

As shown, the walls 5 are hinged or pivoted, as at 8, to the wall a and are adapted to be swung rea'rw-ardly to open position and to be swung forwardly to close the. open sides of the receptacle 1, the said walls 5 being provided with side flanges 9 to overlap the edges of the walls 3, whereby the hinged walls are more firmly sustained and the receptacle closed so as to also prevent distention of the fixed walls 3.

The rim section (3 comprises'an open rectangular body or frame which is formed with an inwardly extending flange 10 providing an internal marginal groove or recess to receive and engage the edges of the Walls of the box 2, by which'thc cover flaps of the box will be positively heldopcn and the mouth of the receptacle left unobstructed so that it may be quickly and conveniently filled. The said rim member 6 is adapted to be adjusted in a direction toward and from the wall 4 to engage and release the inserted box and whenin box engaging position holds the box clamped against outward" displacement, while at the same time the rim member receives and laps over the outer edges of the walls 3 and 5 and thus holds them fixed with relation to each other. By this means the contained box or carton may be packed through the rim'member 6 as a mouth without interference from any of its portions, and also without unduly distending the box. so that the proper amount of cream may be packed therein without liability of loss to the dealer, as is'liable to occur under ordinary conditions when the box is carelessly packed orfilledby an-i'nexperie'nced hand. The mouth section or rim'memberfi is provided with flange extensionsorguide members 11 which overlap the walls 3 and insure a free. easy and positive guiding motion of in rear of the Wall 4. As shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, a handle or operating device is disposed between the sides of the opersting or manipulating handle 7 and fixed at one end to the cross piece 14- and provided at 7 its other end with-a finger loop 16, by means of which the yoke as a Whole may be adjusted to shift the mouth piece or rim mem- ,ber,6 .inwardly and, outwardly for the purposes descri edj it. all-thus bekmderstood that a receptacle is provided into which a. box or carton of the desired size may be slipped and the 4 receptaclethen closed and the box clamped 15 to, hold the said box, in position and also preventitsdistention, while permitting the box. to beflrapidly .and conveniently filled, and that thereforeby adjusting the parts to open the receptaclethe filled box may be readily and conveniently removed.

. f ,llhedevice allows acbox to be held and filled with accuracy in less than the usual amount of time without liability of loss to the dealer v or customer through over or un- 5 der fillingoflt-he box H, .I;t will.b further evident that the constructionldesciibed adapts the box to be at all times thoroughlywashed and kept in a clean, and .sanit. condition.

.Fig'. 8 I shown a modified con .StlfillCt lOlib i ein a n arm 17 is substituted for the pc andle 15, said arm being conneCted ib-y aljlin 18 with a lever 19 pivoted .t o themaiiipulating handle 7, whereby .,.the mouthfpiecefor rim section may be ad- .justed, as ivill bei adily understood.

;...:.It ,lll also e erstood that the device i p'grovides'unean 'bywhich a box or carton .may be held rig 'while it is inserted into abod'y] t i ciefcrd in, so that the carton may 1 b e'filled in agreadyand convenient manner.

holding ice cream boxes comprising a receptacle ope ping for the insertion I and remm il of'the box, a hinged wall for closing said op eniiig,'a mouth piece adapted to clamp 'theliinged wall and box in poidea' filling passage, and ting said mouth piece into aging position. -for "holding ice cream boxes fille'd, comprising a receptacle r of fixed wallsand a pair of h p 7 handle carried by said recjept adle, a inouth or rim portion adjustable in'to'antho'u'tof engagement with said walls and the rim edges of the b0), and means for adjustingfisaid mouth piece.

[haw g a A device for holding boxes of ice cream while being. filled, comprising a receptacle having a side opening, a closure therefor, an adjustable mouth piece to engage the Walls of the receptacle and box and maintain the same in fixed relation, and means for adjusting said mouth piece into and out of engaging position.

4. A device for holding ice cream boxes while being filled comprising a receptacle having an open side, a closure for said open side, a handle carried by said receptacle, a mouth piece adj ustahle to engage the walls of the receptacle and closure and maintain the same in relative position, and having an internal groove 0r recess to receive and en gage the rim edges of the box, and means for adjusting said mouth piece into and out of engaging position.

5. A device for holding ice cream boxes while being filled, comprising a receptacle open at opposite sides, hinged walls for closing said open sides, a mouth piece adjustable into and out of engagement with the walls of the receptacle and the box disposed therein, a handle carried by said receptacle, and means for adjusting said mouth piece into and out of engaging position.

6. A device for holding ice cream boxes while being filled comprising a receptacle including a bottom, a pair of fixedsideuvalls and a pair of hinged side walls, thelatter having flanges to lap said fixed .w al ls, a

mouth piece comprising an open frame having a bottom wall, two fixed side walls,

and two hinged side walls, a looped handle connected with the bottom wall, guide members upon the fixed side walls, an adjustable mouth piece, a yoke connected with the.

mouth piece and in guided engagement with said handle and guide members, and means for reciprocating the yoke.

In testimony whereof I'afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY E. PICKARD.

\Vitnesses 2 JOHN K. PATTON, Ivxx J Kouxic. 

